The Asheville citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1885-1889, 1887-12-13

DOlpn, 1Or the ADMISSION or the
State of Washington into the Union;
also restoring to the United States
certain lands granted to the North
-rn Pacific R. R. Co, also repealing
the p 'eemption and timber culture
laws. By Harris, to authorize ju-
ries in the United States Circuit and
District Courts to be used inter-
changeahly also for warehousing
Fruit brandy; by Bowers for the free
coinage OF silver; Morrill,. to credit
AMI pay several states and territor-
les all monies collected under the
direct tax act Of 1865. By Butler.
authorizing the Secretary Of War to
transfer certain property in Charles
ton To th.,: city Bv Aldrich 10 au-
thorize the Secretary of the t'ies-
ury ~ = appiv surplus nancy il
the treasucl 20 'he purchase 0t
United States bonds. or to he pres
payment of interest on the public
debt; By Henderson granting a
pension to every soldier aud slIlor
who are incapacitated for he per-
formance of manual labor, aud for
pensions to dependent relatives of
deceased soldiers and Sailors. He
said that be introduced this bill at
the unanimous request of the Ex
ecutive Committee of the G. a. Of 4;
also for the admission of the State
of Dakota and the organization of
the Etertitory of Lincoln By Stew
art for the issus of certificates to
circulate United States money ; By
Call for the retirement OF United
States Judges on account Df disAbil-
ties; By Manderson 10 prohibit the
letting of government work ID con-
tractors employing convict LABOR !;
By Wilson, of Iowa to create peace
among nations by an arnItrI'inu
committee.
BY Mr.. Vance-A resolution to
amend the Civil Service Act It
provides that the Civil Sc ~viae Com
mission shall have 10 power to
make any rule orreguiation exciud,
ing any applicant for examination
and eSpelling by reason of age, nor
for dropping any one from the list
of eligibles before expiration Of the
time Of limitations. 1t further pro
vides that at the request of any ap-
pointing officer of tho government
1t shall he the dnty of the commits
sion to send to him tie names of
all uhn have besn examined and
found competent from which TO
make his selection.
A great many bills providing for
the erection ofpublic buildings were
introduced, chief among which
were one Tor S1,5)OO00 for New Or
leans, $1,5O0.OOO for Omaha, and
S1,200,000 at Milwaukee.
Mr. Ed nupds introduced his pos
tai telegraph bill of two years ago
Mr.. Butler offered resolution
which vas adopted for the appoints
men! of a select C mmittee of five
to Inquire into the adyis&hility and
practicability OF establishing and
maintaining 4 postal t, legraph.
Credentials and papers in the
West Virginia election case were
referred to the committee Oh Privi-
legss and Elections.
After q short seAsion for executive
business the Senate adjourned.
HOUSE: :-Speakrr Cariis'r having
left the chair ana having ,ai,el upon
Mr.. Crisp 70 presid,, briefly request
ed the House to relieve hlgn OF the
responsibility Disappointing the COM
m.tteo on ei ctions. He raiG tt.at
the early selection Of that commits
tee by the House wou ii greatly
facilitate the appoi tement of other
Committees.
Haitian hour after adjournment
OF the Republican caucns, the Dem
ocTatic representatives NE: IN eau
Gus to choose a majority of The e'ec-
ton committee Holman moved that
Turner of Georgia, w,lo WAS chair
man Of the committee on elections
during the late Congress - again
appointed to that position Turner
deciihei; y committee was selected
to chnoss Il majority Of the election
committee; Snd before Il retired,
Hatch of Mo. moved tiat the eau
cus committee be in3sructe.! - re-
port Turner's name as chairman;
again Turner declared although the
vote on the m3tion was unanim 0us-
ly favorable. The committee etir-
ed to deliberate. Their consulta-
ton lasted over an hour and CON
siderable difficulty was experienced
in the task of selection. Crisp
of Georgia was sent for, and asked
to accept the chairman-hip which
he respectfully declined; after furth-
er discussion, however, the commit
tee insisted on its choics OF Crisp as
chairman, and reported his name to
the caucus together with the names
of the following gentlemen to con-
stitute the majority OF the committee
on elections Cultivate of Ohio,
BURY of Missouri, o. Ferrall of Va.
Marsh of Pa, O'NeaII of Ind, Moore
of Texas, Johnston of N. G., and
Heard of Mo. The caucus accepted
the report Snd adjourned